Example sentences of "because it [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is thought a better explanation both because it avoids the metaphysical extravagance of non-natural properties , and because it clarifies the relation between moral judgement and action . |
| 2 | It appears as primitive , because it forms the prehistoric stage of capital and of the mode of production corresponding with it . |
| 3 | Because it rejects the straight line conception of time from the first hiccough to the last gasp , the novel is not built round a clear , sequential story , that might be summarised in a few paragraphs . |
| 4 | THIS Bernstein recording of Mahler 's Ninth Symphony is historic because it preserves the only occasion on which he conducted the Berlin Philharmonic , on October 4 , 1979 ( with a repeat the next evening ) . |
| 5 | Thus the spot yield curve is the correct method for pricing or valuing any cash flow ( whether regular or irregular ) because it uses the appropriate discount factors . |
| 6 | Interval harmony is therefore to be recommended not only because it encourages the horizontal flow of parts and their final resolution into good harmony , but also because the process gives quicker and easier results . |
| 7 | Aristotle believed that strict determinism must be rejected because it destroys the natural basis for distinguishing between voluntary and involuntary actions . |
| 8 | Any untoward or awkward transition is immediately noticeable because it destroys the calm dignity that the human body needs if it is to be shown at its best . |
| 9 | This is the line taken by the United States Supreme Court , which rejected the ‘ bad tendency ’ grounds for abridging freedom of expression because it lacked the all-important factor of ‘ clear and present danger ’ . |
| 10 | That was because it enabled the whole rugby fraternity to participate , with financial reward being the last thing on anyone 's mind . |
| 11 | Her eyes leapt from Abraham begat Isaac and Isaac begat Jacob to Verse 25 of the Gospel According to St Matthew , to which she had turned simply because it began the New Testament and she had been unable to make anything of the Old . |
| 12 | That she 'd done what she 'd done — made this Will , that is — not to spite him but because it seemed the right thing . |
| 13 | Schellenberg gasped , mainly because it seemed the right thing to do . |
| 14 | There was something I did n't tell you at your father 's funeral because it seemed the wrong time , but two days after he died , I received a letter from him . |
| 15 | The Franco-German axis styles itself as the leading force in the Community and , while both countries make explicit reference to their special relationship in speeches in each other 's countries , the primacy of this alliance is clearly played down in the other countries of the EC , not least because it negates the whole point of having a community . |
| 16 | We chose the pGEX GST-fusion expression system ( 17 ) because it allows the large-scale production of highly purified , soluble fusion proteins . |
| 17 | Simple pre-exposure may be assumed to be an effective method for reducing associability because it allows the rapid formation either of a strong stimulus — no event association or of associations among stimulus elements , just as consistent reinforcement allows the rapid formation of a strong CS-US association . |
| 18 | The Council feel that this scheme , with its emphasis on the reformative value of service in association with volunteers , is likely to be a promising form of new non-custodial penalty and that its effectiveness is likely to be all the greater because it involves the positive co-operation of the offender . |
| 19 | Jessop has argued , we think correctly , that this view is invalid because it ignores the central truth of the state in capitalist societies ; namely , that it is a field of political struggle . |
| 20 | This is because it raised the real sterling exchange rate , rendering ‘ marginal ’ manufacturing exports uncompetitive . |
| 21 | The vole had eaten seeds and nuts and because it sensed the long winter to come it had eaten a little of everything : acorns , hazels , haws , hips , sweet catkins , sour apples , sharp sloes , soft blackberries . |
| 22 | Darwin 's theory was controversial because it challenged the conventional view that the Creator designed each species , and implied that the human race was just another animal . |
| 23 | The room was sparse and tidy , as fresh-looking and tasteful as the rest of the apartment , and like the rest of the place it told her nothing about Carson — except , perhaps , that he employed somebody to clean up for him , because it had the impersonal neatness which could only be achieved by an outsider . |
| 24 | This continuity has practical as well as expressive value , because it facilitates the organic style of change I mentioned a moment ago as a practical advantage . |
| 25 | p must of course be negative because it represents the space-charge density of electrons . |
| 26 | As such , it is the most important element in the structure of the clause as a message because it represents the very information that the speaker wants to convey to the hearer . |
| 27 | Today is particularly important because it marks the three-quarter stage of a very significant goal achievement . |
| 28 | Its secession , however , would be a blow to Serbia because it controls the narrow strip of Adriatic coast that includes the rump federation 's only commercial port and naval base . |
| 29 | More than 700 farmers gave their backing to the Carlisle mart firm Harrison & Hetherington which had called the meeting because it believes the new system could paralyse cattle marketing . |
| 30 | My social worker says that I should n't be gettin' high , because it damages the immune system . |